Picture obtained from:

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Ben Menaker, Jeb Meier, Spencer Montei, Kelly Blasier, Tom Mohr
CEE 340
Professor Bank
Background
Art museum
Bern,
Switzerland
Dedicated to
the famous
artist Paul Klee
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ARTklee.htm
Paul Klee
1879-1940
Owner Information
City of Bern
Capital of Switzerland
Tourist town
World Heritage Site
Alps
http://switzerland.isyours.com/e/guide/bern/
Bern, Switzerland
Planning
Began in 1992
Started by Alexander Klee and
Bern Art Museum
Actually completing the project
required the donation of hundreds
of works by Paul Klees family
Cost Data
110 million Swiss
francs = $85.3
million U.S. Dollars

Maurice E. and
Martha Muller
Foundation

http://www.memfna.org/about/about01.htm
Maurice Muller
Building Diversity
Art museum
Childrens museum
Concert Halls
Conference Rooms
Architecture

Renzo Piano
Born in Genoa, Italy,
September 14, 1937
Studied at the
Universities of
Florence and Milan
Graduated from Milan
Polytechnic in 1964
http://www.zpk.org
Paul Klee: An Inspiration
Piano: Where do I begin?
Klee known as poet of stillness
Pianos desire to keep focus of building on
Klee, maintaining the buildings
architecture as art without competing with
the gallerys intended purpose
Identity
Two immediate observations on site visit
Circumventing motorways
Beautiful rolling hills
Characterized by three glass and steel
hills
Sunk into excavation
http://www.zpk.org
Site Layout
Floor Plans
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Structural System
Concentric Arches
Concrete Floor Slab
Tie Backs
Compression
Struts
Back Concrete
Slab
Faade
www.rpbw.com
Dimensions
Highest wave is 62 ft tall with a 213 ft span
Total length is 492 ft
Architectural Review Issue: August 2005
Earthwork and Concrete
Excavations began October
15, 2001
180,000 cubic meters of
earth were removed from
the site
Concrete slab poured in
one piece without
settlement joints
10,000 cubic meters of
concrete used

www.paulkleezentrum.ch
Steelwork
Zwahlen and Mayr completed
the steelwork
Surface area of roof is 11,500
square meters
Waves made of steel girders
2.6 miles total
Girders came in sections that
were cut by computer
controlled machines
40 km of seams had to be
hand-welded on site


www.sarnafil.ch
www.swissinfo.org
Construction
The entire structure was
computer simulated with a 3D
model before construction
Margin of error was less than
20 millimeters
Roof covering is stainless steel
Over 5,000 bolts were used
15,000 hours of on site work
were needed
150 people from 18 countries
contributed
Opened June 20
th
, 2005

www.swissworld.org
MEP Systems Design
Lighting Systems
- Arup
Ventilation Systems
- Arup assisted by Luco (firm located in Bern,
Switzerland)
Heating and Cooling Systems
- Arup assisted by Enerconom (firm located in
Bern, Switzerland)
Lighting System
Artwork very sensitive to light intensity
Experts recommended light intensity to be
from 50 lux to 100 lux
Examples of luminous intensities
Sunny day in July = 100,000 lux
Cloudy day in March = 10,000 lux
Moons crescent = .2 lux
Lighting System
To reduce the intensity of the light the
system uses:
Fixed shading panels along with motorized
blinds on the west faade
Light is projected onto the ceiling, where it is
softly reflected
Shading Panels
Projected light
Pictures from www.zpk.org
Internal Climate
Important to constantly regulate the
internal climate of the building to preserve
the artwork
Internal temperature held to within 1C of
optimal 22C
Internal humidity held to within 5% of the
optimal 50% atmospheric humidity
Internal Climate
Regulated by unique air-conditioning
system
Cool air enters the room through thousands of
holes in the timber floor
Air slowly warms as it rises to the roof where it
is extracted through a double wall at the
western end and through the side walls at the
back
Carbon filters also used to clean the air
Internal Climate
Thousands of holes in the timber floor
where the conditioned air enters the room
http://www.zpk.org
Switzerland's High Energy
Efficiency Standards
From http://www.isc.hbs.edu/
GCR_20012002_Environment.pdf
Switzerland ranked #2 in
energy efficiency by Esty
and Porter

Each canton (state)
provides regulations on
energy

It is estimated that this
building will use 115 kWh
per square meter
Energy Consumption
Low energy consumption of the building
due to:
High performance insulation
High performance double glazing of the
faades
Large shading elements

Natural gas was chosen to be the energy
supplier
Questions????